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Unsere Cyber Cyber Regierung - Jung & Naiv: Ultra Edition - #32c3

221K views · Dec 28, 2015 · 2:14 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2017–2025

A short German satirical clip from Jung & Naiv at 32C3 mocking the German government's overuse of the word 'cyber'. It mixes press conference footage with jokes.

Why Hacker News points people here: Used as a joke or reference whenever politicians' 'cyber' buzzword comes up.

“32C3 press conference montage from around that time”HN comment, 2021

What Hacker News said 3

Cites itst_goliathNov 2021

“32C3 press conference montage from around that time”

Press conference montage of politicians' cyber buzzword.

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Yes, that was the time when politicians and managers for some reason suddenly decided to exhume that 90ies buzzword (32C3 press conference montage from around that time: this video ).

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JokekaybeJul 2017

“May I interest you in some cyber?”

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May I interest you in some cyber? this video (better if you understand German) I think we are in the process of re-appropriating the word actually. One of my best purchases this year was a roll of yellow tape with 'cyber' printed in black. It presumably provides great cyber defense if one covers a computer with it. And I think that is fantastic social commentary on the word.

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Jokemartin_aNov 2025

“Have a look at this cybervideo for example”

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I think the CYBER thing is a joke from the German part of the internet. Our government (and companies alike), liked to cyber-everything. Cyber as a word alone or prefix became a joke and that might be the origin. Have a look at this cybervideo for example: this video